Just got a new bike and my insurance company insured my old Gasser but now will not insure my new Beta.... tried other companies and some will, but the price has really gone up quoted

Edited November 15, 201114 yr by smudger984

Gets even more annoying .. if I had a Gas Gas txt 250 third part fire and theft would be

I was going to make a similar observation, but decided it would only be pi**ing in the wind as are so many of these grey /unexplained areas of trying to do the right thing regarding trials bike. Last time around I had a right pop at the broker guy about exactly your situation above..its to do with the make and model being "on the register" hence my query regarding homologation and a previous Question/rant about this. As you and I know there are specialist insurers available , however I would have thought it in the interest of our sport in general not least the manufacturers /inporters (not to dare mention govorning /representative bodies) to do all they can to facilitate trials both on and off road.

Heard it from a good source that the Beta Evo is not on the approved European list of off road bikes hence the issue of insurance.

MSM provides full cover, including and during road events for a reasonable

I dont think I have much choice but to go with MSM, for

I dont think I have much choice but to go with MSM, for

Insurance brokers are at he forefront of modern culture (but not in front of civil servants, solicitors, managment consultants,better stop at that else I'll upset everybody!); they expect to live the good life and make damm sure of it by asking for "money for old rope".. we can only blame ourselves for letting them get away with it.